Metals Up in 2010: Alcoa Rallies
TheStreet.com - Fri Dec 11, 5:10 pm ETAlcoa and Century Aluminum have been among the biggest percentage gainers on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 today.
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Alcoa and Century Aluminum have been among the biggest percentage gainers on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 today.
Rate statement, earnings could provide needed direction to markets.
U.S. stocks are in a bear market that may last until 2018, and benchmark indexes may set new lows, said Alan R. Shaw, the technical analyst who retired from Citigroup Inc.
The trading panel focused their attention on the rally in the industrial sector.
If a market surge occurs this month, it most likely will be tucked under the tree with a 'do not open until Christmas' sign.
Blue chip stocks made gains but the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished flat on Friday, as investors weighed a strengthening U.S. dollar against fresh data suggesting that U.S. consumers are holding up better than anticipated.
Blue chip stocks made gains but the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished lower on Friday, as investors weighed a strengthening U.S. dollar against fresh data suggesting that U.S. consumers are holding up better than anticipated.
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New York - Most US stocks rose on Friday as retail sales gained more than expected, helping to erase losses earlier this week amid global credit fears. The Commerce Department said retail sales climbed 1.3 per cent in November, providing some optimis...
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks and the dollar rose while government bonds fell as better-than-estimated data on U.S. consumers and industrial production in China bolstered optimism the global economic recovery is strengthening. Oil posted its longest losing streak in six years.
Alcoa and Century Aluminum have been among the biggest percentage gainers on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 today.
U.S. stocks were mostly higher for the week, though technology stocks were lower because weakness in chip makers on Friday undercut strength in some other areas of tech and telecoms.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, erasing a weekly loss for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as better-than- estimated retail sales and consumer confidence data bolstered optimism that the economic recovery is strengthening.
Stocks moved cautiously higher out of the gate today, as the market digested a pair of upbeat economic reports...( Read More )
Signs that consumers are shopping again prompted investors to do the same thing Friday, pushing the stock market just shy of a fresh 14-month closing high.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in U.S. trading . Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York.